כמון

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
כ־מ־ן‎ (k-m-n)

From Aramaic כַּמֹּונָֹא‎ / ܩܰܡܽܘܢܳܐ‎ (kammōnā, “cumin”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 (Ú.GAMUN /kamūnu/, “cumin”). Compare Ge'ez ከሚን (kämin), ካሚን (kamin), Arabic كَمُّون‎ (kammūn).

Noun

כַּמּוֹן • (kamón) m

  1. cumin

See also

References
  • “כמון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading
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